- Date
- June 17, 1970
- Place
- Mt Bethal, NJ · MT BETHAL, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5890ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127018
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1079 70/6/17 MT BETHAL,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 125 TIME - 1210 N5890E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLUCKMEIN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PAX HAD PREVIOUS FLT EXP,RESISTED PLTS EFFORTS ON CTLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5890E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Somerset
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